WOW, GUYS, WHAT A FREAKING DAY FOR BACHELOR NATION. Former Nick Viall and Vanessa Grimaldi have reportedly broken up, according to E! News. This news comes not that long after the couple announced their engagement in the first place. But why, though? What could have maybe driven these two entirely, definitely, 100 percentage, head-over-heels in love couple apart? Well, there isn’t a crystal clear answer just yet, but it wasn’t an easy decision apparently.

“It’s with a great quantity of heartbreak for the both us as we have decided to end our involvement, ” Nick and Vanessa told E! News in a statement.

The two continued,

We devoted this relationship our all and we are saddened that we did not get the fairytale purposing we hoped for. We will continue to be there for each other no matter what. This hasn’t been an easy decision, nonetheless, as we portion lanes, we do so with lots of desire and admiration for each other.

Following Nick’s proposal to Vanessa on the finale of last season, people have been somewhat skeptical of just how in love the couple genuinely were with each other. However, the two were seemingly enjoying spending a ton of time together in Los Angeles for the past several months, according to E !.

“We’re just not really spending a lot of hour apart, ” Nick told E! at the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation’s Blue Diamond Gala. “She’s spending a lot of time out here in L.A. and we’ll maintain doing that.”

You guys, despite the big smiles and sweet words, I’ve gotta tell I have never been less surprised about anything in my life. Seriously. I mean, we all watched Nick and Vanessa’s initial interviews, right? We realized that? We all assured these faces?

I mean, you fall in love on a reality demonstrate. You get shall include participation in literally a few months. You have cameras following you everywhere. You’re from different places. And you look like THAT after your participation? Yeah , no , nope , no notion a breakup was coming.

IDK, I’m no expert on all things desire and intrigue, and I get that having 87 cameras in your face changes things — I GET IT, YOU GUYS. All I’m saying is, I feel like the initial fireworks merely would’ve been more … existent? If you don’t believes me, though, perhaps you’ll belief Twitter, who is clearly just as a surprised as I am.( Have I mentioned I’m not astounded ?)